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Another milestone for my granddaughter. She turned five. She started Kindergarten. She's a "big" girl. Along with her birthday comes the annual photo shoot by her Aunt TatTat. When I saw this photo of my son and his daughter my heart melted. I felt a little older and a lot blest. With Bo Bunny's Country Garden and a bit of mixed media, how could I not create something special for them?

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Bo Bonny's Country Garden Collection
Tim Holtz Thinlets Tiny Tattered Floral, Distress Oxide fossilized amber, Distress Ink spun sugar
Darice Stencils Butterflies
Momenta Feathers stamps
Twinklets Diamon Dust
Buttons, White Acrylic Paint
Photos by Tabitha Safdi Photography
The three lower half butterflies are part of the paper. I added the stenciled butterflies and accented them with two butterflies that I fussy cut from another sheet of Bo Bunny.
My centerpiece, the Tattered Floral circle, was so much fun and EASY to make. The dies are graduated, several diff…

I am having a marvelous time learning all types of styles, mediums, and techniques. I continue to work on my Christmas "Cards" aka tags. I am committed to using Julie Nutting Doll Stamps, as daddy always said: "just because." Christmas and paper dolls bring back holiday memories for me. Also, my artistic granddaughter loves them.

I used the same doll and clothing pattern choice as the first Christmas Doll Tag. When I make the tags I want to make two at a time that is the same. With my Tim Holtz Stamp Platform, it is easy.

I found a wonderful little boy's themed paper kit in a yard sale. For about .25, yes twenty-five cents, the kit contained about 6 sheets of double-sided paper from Imaginisce, Ranger's Stickles, Cosmos Cricket sticker letters, and matching chipboard elements. I think that was a fair price. LOL It is unreal what I can find sometimes.

The paper wasn't the latest and greatest, but it was cute and I wanted a chance to use it in my grandson's first, only him, scrapbook. Here is the title page.

Adventure

The Story
My grandson and I were walking back from dropping off his sisters at cheer camp when he started noticing his shadow. I took several photos. When I looked at this one he reminded me of Peter Pan. My grandson is only 2 and this looks like he is 5 or 6. Shadow of things to come.Notables
Imaginisce paper collection
Tim Holtz die cut clock, Distress Ink vintage photo, Oxide Ink peeled paint and vintage photo
Finnabair clear gesso
DecoArt stencil Short Circuit
Bas…

Yep, another year has rolled around and I am excited about what a new year will hold for me.

A Cute List I Found....
What is your favorite color? darker colors, although brights can be fun.
What is your favorite toy? my computerWhat is your favorite fruit? apples
What is your favorite tv show or movie? Lost Ship
What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Salad What is your favorite snack? OlivesWhat is your favorite animal? Dog
What is your favorite song? Great Is His Faithfulness What is your favorite book? Little Women / HeidiWhat is your favorite thing to do outside? Garden
What is your favorite drink? COFFEE What is your favorite holiday? 4th of JulyWhat is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? SkipWhat do you want for dinner on your birthday? Lobster What do you want to be when you grow up? A great grandmotherName one thing you do really well? Crafts and teach childrenWhat is your favorite time of day? 3:00 am
Describe your favorite hobby. Paper craf…

Overcoming Fear
I love to discover creative cardmakers. I follow many awesome crafters who predominately create cards. I love their work and the end results. Those who know me know I don't "do" cards. I'm not good at it, don't enjoy it, and I always have a fear of putting in so much work the receiver will throw it away. Yikes! All this to say I think I have it figured out, at least for this Christmas, how to overcome that fear and have a little fun.

I am starting a new side of my crafty creativity with Julie Nutting doll stamps. I have seen the most wonderful paper doll creativity. You should check out Julie Nutting doll stamps Facebook Page. Inspiration is over the top.

Sooooo, with all that inspiration I have decided to put my doll stamps to work. Not on a card but on tags. I enjoy tags. Most days I'm not half bad at it and I've observed some save their tags, even displaying them. So no matter what happens after they leave my hands I'm …

On a recent visit to see my mom and dad-in-law Mom told me that her and Dad will be married 67 years this month. Can you imagine being married for 67 years to the same man? Oh, my goodness. I hope I am able to be honored to do the same.

Here is my layout honoring their celebration.

6ity Seven YearsThe Story
Rosie E. Lewis full of love and faith...faith in God and faith in Dad.
K.B. Lewis full of love and faith for each other.

Theirs was not an easy life. They raised their family on a southern farm. No electronic games, iPhones, calculators, 3 TV stations. Their entertainment was their family gatherings with their children or with their extended family. Good fish fries or peanut boils. Eating, clothing, and bills being paid depended on the farm...getting up at dawn, feeding the cows, hogs, and goats. Starting the tractor and taking care of their crops. Fence mending, caring for the livestock, working on the house or the tractor/truck. Putting up peas, butter beans, squash, o…

Is it too early for Halloween? Is it too late to share dance recital layouts? This might be a perfect meet in the middle page.

After watching my granddaughter in the most incredible dance recital, Alice in Wonderland, a light came on as I remembered I have some of the Graphic 45's Hallowe'en in Wonderland collection in my Halloween boxes.

As it often is, it was bits and pieces. Before my interest in mixed media I would have been dishearten. Now that I play with mixed media it is easier to create fun pages with those same pieces.